This is some #MuiChoy with some #garlic cloves. Prepping to cook with it.
Mui choy is commonly used in classic #Hakka - #Teochew - #Cantonese #cuisines. It's one of the various kinds of #preserved #mustards that almost every #Chinese household has in their pantries. We usually use it to make our traditional Teochew braised pork or chicken or tofu(for our meat free days) dishes.

In our Teochew language, mui choy translates to "congee vegetables" - because it's eaten with congee often. Very classic, preserved veggie that is used in #cooking - all across South East Asia.

A recipe for you to try out:
https://soyricefire.com/2018/09/19/hakka-steamed-pork-with-mui-choy-%E5%AE%A2%E5%AE%B6%E6%A2%85%E8%8F%9C%E8%92%B8%E8%82%89/

#AsianMastodon #AsianFood #EthnicEats #CulturalFood #TraditionalFood #POCfoods #FoodCulture #FoodPreservation #PreservedFood #PreservedVegetables

How many #mustards are in your home?

I've got yellow, brown, dijon, Coleman's powdered, and Coleman's jarred. Usually there's a stone ground in the mix, too. I've got mustard needs.

Updates..

The grow tent tomatoes are now showing up from some of the flowers. Even after doing many things dead wrong (not pruning back, letting the water get too low once or twice, keeping the light on 24/7) I am seeing the fruits.

The Stevia is now into the viable stage. moving it soon.

The Mustards I put in a gallon jub in the grow tent are producing big leaves I have used as a spicy food wraps. Zingy....oh you betcha.

#hydroponics #kratky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #stevia #mustards

Field #Pennycress, a plant in the Brassica family related to #mustards and #cabbages, is usually considered a #weed. But one feature made it less of a wallflower: its very high #OilContent, about 50% higher than that of a #soybean. After close to a decade of controlled breeding and #GeneSplicing, the onetime weed is being cultivated as a source for #RenewableDiesel or sustainable #AviationFuel.

What Was Once a Weed Could Fuel #JetEngines
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biofuel-renewable-diesel-cover-crops-2077c807?mod=RSSMSN
msn link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/what-was-once-a-weed-could-fuel-jet-engines/ar-AA1f12g5?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01

How to Grow Your Own Food – With or Without a Garden

There’s no such thing as an effortless crop, but plenty that are pretty foolproof – even if you have just a windowsill or room for a few pots.

by Alys Fowler

"If you only have a windowsill

"The Lilliputian world of #microgreens offers those with the smallest of spaces the opportunity to grow some crops with flavour as well as vitamins and other nutrients. Microgreens are merely seedlings harvested when they are no more than 10cm or so high and grown so close together that they resemble a small forest. You don’t need proper pots or a seed tray: a yoghurt tub or a takeaway container will do, as long as you punch holes for drainage. Microgreens are a one-hit wonder, however – each cut is the end of life for the seedling – so you will need to re-sow every two weeks or so. When buying seeds, check the packages and hunt for those with the most inside.

"The entry level into this world, which is vast and runs from amaranth to watercress, is dried #peas from the supermarket. Sow them cheek by jowl and cover with just a little compost. The flavour of just-harvested pea shoots is fresh and green, just as if you have been frolicking in a summer meadow. Once you have succeeded here, try the seedlings of #radishes, #cabbage, #broccoli, #mustards, #GreekCress, #basil, #perilla (shiso) … The list is endless – even carrot seedlings are delicious.

"If you have a bit more space and a sunny enough spot, I would recommend getting a #lemon tree or perhaps a #kumquat. Not because you are likely to harvest bowls full of fruit, but for the leaves, which harbour all the flavour of the rind, but in a subtle and interesting way. They can be used in curries, puddings or – my favourite – gin and tonic. You could even add some coriander microgreens and truly up your game. Citrus trees need bright, warm conditions and watering twice a week in summer."

Read more:
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-grow-your-own-food-with-or-without-a-garden?utm_source=pocket-newtab

#UrbanGardening #Gardening